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... Groups of people doing aerobics, spin classes, boot camp, it was exercise central. I briefly considered joining in on the spinning, but only briefly :) I ended up seated facing the water at the Hard Rock Cafe to take advantage of the good wether... I know, not exactly local cuisine and in fact I think it's only travellers who ever go visit them. But one of the folks I was biking with was wandering in town as well so we chatted over a drink before heading out on our separate ...

Aptly named, this mostly flat route has the bonus of stopping at a well-known restaurant for fantastic cakes at the midpoint. I'll be honest, while it was nice to be back on the bike again, visiting the shop and seeing how much pride the creator of these goodies had with her wares... And the joy in parsing them up for people to consume was a close second. Did I mention that at 95km in length, this ...

... complete with six-packs of boisterous middle-aged German men. The place was teeming with German tourists mostly in groups of six, (a few men were even decked out in lederhosen) - far more that we expected. I had always thought Mallorca was popular with Brits. We had a small room (with patio) on the ground floor of the family run Hotel Garau only 50m from the ...

... According to 'See Mallorca': The journey to Sa Calobra is as memorable as the bay itself. A twisting road around Puig Major plunges 800m in just 12km, turning 270 degrees at one point to loop under itself (a feature known as the 'Knotted Tie'). A much better and easier approach is by boat from Port de Soller, passing genuinely isolated bays with an excellent view of Puig Major, albeit spoilt by the military installations on the summit of Mallorca's ...

A couple hills and a coffee stop, not much to report today aside from another lovely day of riding. We passed many an almond tree, one of Mallorca's key products along with lemons, oranges and apricots. The coffee stop in Bunyola coincided with their feast day for their patron Saint Mateu. Song, dance, piñata-like activities for the kids, and a a parade through town with bagpipes for all the villagers was quite the sight, and it looked like everyone was ...